9 "[1]To me, my darling , you are like My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh . 10 "Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments , Your neck with strings of beads ." 11 "[2]We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver ."
12 "[3]While the king was at his [4]table , My [5] perfume gave forth its fragrance . 13 "My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts . 14 "My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms In the vineyards of Engedi ." 15 "[6][7] How beautiful you are, my darling , [7]How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves ." 16 "[9][10]How handsome you are, my beloved , And so pleasant ! Indeed , our couch is luxuriant ! 17 "The beams of our houses are cedars , Our rafters , [11] cypresses .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:9-17
Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:9-17
(Read Song of Solomon 1:9-17)
The Bridegroom gives high praises of his spouse. In the sight of Christ believers are the excellent of the earth, fitted to be instruments for promoting his glory. The spiritual gifts and graces which Christ bestows on every true believer, are described by the ornaments then in use, verse 16, speaks with praise of those holy ordinances in which true believers have fellowship with Christ. Whether the believer is in the courts of the Lord, or in retirement; whether following his daily labours, or confined on the bed of sickness, or even in a dungeon, a sense of the Divine presence will turn the place into a paradise. Thus the soul, daily having fellowship with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, enjoys a lively hope of an incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading inheritance above.